Immigrant truck driver to stand trial in California freeway crash that killed 2
Manvir Singh, the truck driver accused of causing a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 99 near Lodi that killed two people in May, will stand trial in the fatal wreck, a San Joaquin Superior Court judge ruled Thursday.
Singh, 24, has been held in San Joaquin County custody on vehicular manslaughter charges since the May 19 collision on northbound Highway 99 near Harney Lane. Authorities allege Singh triggered the four-vehicle crash and then attempted to flee the scene before his arrest.
Singh was held to answer the charges after a Thursday preliminary hearing in San Joaquin Superior Court, San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
Singh, who was previously being held on $400,000 bail, had his bail revoked following the hearing. San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Seth R. Hoyt Jr. ordered the truck driver held without bail.
Singh faces multiple charges related to the collision, including two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, reckless driving causing specified injury and hit-and-run causing permanent injury or death. The charges also include enhancements alleging the infliction of great bodily injury and fleeing the scene of a crime.
“This case involves allegations of reckless conduct that resulted in the loss of life and serious injuries to others on one of our county’s busiest roadways,” San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas said in a statement following Thursday’s hearing. “We are grateful for the court’s careful consideration of the evidence presented at the preliminary hearing.”
Singh is scheduled to return June 23 to San Joaquin Superior Court.
Singh also faces federal Department of Homeland Security allegations that he was in the United States illegally at the time of the crash and is an undocumented immigrant from India.
This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM.
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